Kudos Live

Join us for Kudos Live, a one-night-only event showcasing some of the best up and coming performance artists from UNSW Art and Design, SCA and NAS. Kudos is excited to be partnering with Australia’s leading organisation for the development and presentation of experimental art, Performance Space!! The showcase will happen on the 14th of August at Carriageworks, Track 8.

This years theme is JADE/D: overworked, overexposed, worn down. Dreams of the good life seem distant, even impossible. Yet, contained within the adjective is the noun: jade. A tough, glassy, green stone, holding meanings of harmony, eternity and virtue.
The “d” in jade/d might refer to depletion or dissolution—jade becoming jaded—where the stone’s traditional connotations of peace and endurance seem out of reach, replaced by a more cynical view of the future. What can jade, as a symbol of ancient wisdom, offer in our current moment defined by late capitalism, growing precarity and ever-splintering division? In a time of precarity can live art cut through the jadedness—or reflect it? Is the artist resisting fatigue, or embodying it?

Registration is free, so grab a ticket now whilst you can. Limited tickets will be made available on the night.

We excited to see you there!

2025 Kudos Live Performers:

Harrison Rae

Will Naufahu

Wen Pei Low / 刘雯佩

Theo Lathouras

Josie Kearney

Sydney Jarrett & Seren Wagstaff

Site accessibility:

An access ramp leading to the main entrance is located at street level at 245 Wilson Street. 

Venues within the Carriageworks precinct are all level access. Seating will be available on the night. You will also be able to walk around the space throughout the performances, as well as the ability to exit and re-enter the performance space if required.

Accessible parking is available at the end of Carriageworks Way. Enter via 229 Wilson Street. 

Taxis and rideshare services can enter at 229 Wilson Street for level access entry. 

The closest train station with wheelchair access is Redfern Station which recently underwent upgrades to improve accessibility, however Platforms 11 and 12 (Eastern Suburbs Railway and Illawarra Line) are only accessible via stairs or escalator.

This event will include loud music and potentially flashing lights. Further information to come.